Suoi Giang Ancient Tree Tea
Ancient Tree tea is three-year tea, which has its leaves at least 3 year old before plucking and the tea tree is older than 300 years. Suoi Giang Ancient Tree Tea has a unique yellow color, embellished with a naturally pleasant taste without added artificial flavor, color, chemical or preservatives. The tea trees are naturally grown in the cultivated area of Snow Shan tea, Suoi Giang village, Yen Bai province where is more than 2000 m above sea level.
Origin: Vietnam
Ingredients: 100% old tea leaves from ancient tea tree – washed and dried after harvested without using preservatives.
Health benefits:
Unlike other green tea, this tea is low caffeine content but higher catechin content (a type of antioxidant) so it does not disrupt sleep, be suitable for vegetarians, people who practice meditation and growing children.
Stimulate appetite, regulate body temperature, boost immune system, detoxify liver and from alcohol due to its ability of heat clearing and yan energy boosting.
Neutralize acidity of the body, reduce excess fat in blood and cholesterol, support the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and rheumatism.
Have a good effect in stomach disorder, intestinal pain and flatulent.
Used to rinse nose and throat, wounds caused by worms.
Drinking ancient tree tea with a tsp of tamari soy sauce is able to restore health when overwork, dehydration, bruise, shortness of breathe due to vehicle smoke. (Ohsawa Booklet, p.51)
Drinking ancient tree tea with a half of matured salted limes, some granted ginger, kudzu powder and tamari soya sauce is to fight cold and flu. (Ohsawa Booklet, p.44, 45)
Method to brew tea – Ohsawa Booklet p.37
Wash and crumble 10 leaves of ancient tree tea and put into a thermos flash, add in 0.5L boiling water, infuse for 15 min. Keep the leaves in the thermos flask and just pour the water out when drinking.